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HOFOR

HOFOR – Greater Copenhagen Utility is the largest utility company in Denmark. One million Danes depend on our supplies. The company is owned by 8 municipalities, and the City of Copenhagen owns 73 per cent of the company.

We have a special responsibility for creating sustainable cities. An example is the transformation of the harbour into a blue public. 15 years ago the harbour was badly polluted from the city’s old sewage system. By investing in a complete modernization of the sewage system, the water quality improved, and today there are several public swimming facilities in the harbour.

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Astrid Skotte

+45 33953395

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Marbjerg Waterworks

HOFOR, Greater Copenhagen Utility, is in the process of modernizing and introducing softening of the drinking water at its waterworks. Marbjerg Waterworks was the first of HOFOR’s waterworks to be renovated back in 2015, and HOFOR is currently starting up the new softening plant at the waterworks. Protection of the environment and the drinking water has been the main priority in the design of Marbjerg Waterworks

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Keeping NRW low through good management in Copenhagen

HOFOR – Greater Copenhagen Water Utility supplies around 700,000 customers in Copenhagen with drinking water.

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Cloudburst protection in a green disguise: Skovmosen and Den Våde Eng

The Wet Meadow does not only serves an ideal recreational spot for the local community of Vallensbæk, but also offers cloudburst protection.

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A basin connected approach to sustainable groundwater abstraction, Greater Copenhagen Area

As in the rest of Denmark, the production of drinking water for the greater Copenhagen area is based solely on groundwater.

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Amalienborg Palace Square: Cloudburst protection at Her Majesty’s front door

A new drain at Amalienborg Palace Square will ensure that rainwater is channeled away from roads and cellars and out towards the sea.

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Smart district heating in Copenhagen with heat pumps

Large electric heat pumps are expected to be a key technology in the future energy system.

June 24, 2020

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HOFOR’s largest solar park delivers power to 4000 houses

The construction of the solar park near Kikkenborg in Lemvig Denmark has been completed. During May this year, the park was connected to the public electrical grid, enabling now 4000 families to utilise its green power.

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From road runoff to natural water

Featuring the latest water filtering technology developed by the University of Copenhagen, a new water treatment plant rinses road runoff and keeps the nature of Kalvebod Fælled nourished.

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A sustainable and cost-efficient alternative to conventional cooling

In the capital of Denmark, district cooling results in up to 70 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions and up to 40 per cent reduction in total costs compared to conventional cooling.

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Nordhavn: Creating the energy solutions of the future

The cities of the future are equipped with sustainable, intelligent, and flexible energy solutions. In Svanemølleholmen, the newest part of the sustainable urban area of Nordhavn in Copenhagen, HOFOR is planning a combined district heating and cooling plant. The plant will also house a sewage pump station.

May 29, 2017

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New Metro-Sized Reservoir Tackles Rain- and Wastewater in Copenhagen

Located 18 metres below a green park in Copenhagen, a new wastewater reservoir with metro-sized dimensions will manage urban rain- and wastewater. It was inaugurated last week.

May 10, 2017

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New Compartment for Seawater Increases Production of District Cooling

A large compartment for seawater enables HOFOR to increase its production of district cooling while still more costumers join the utility company’s district cooling system.

April 28, 2017

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Drones Detect Leakages in Copenhagen’s District Heating Grid

Drones equipped with thermographic cameras have successfully detected leakages in Copenhagen’s district heating pipes. 44 leakages in two neighbourhoods have been identified, and the new technology will now be rolled out to other parts of the city. It benefits the citizens and the environment, and provides an effective solution to a previously tricky area of maintenance.

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Harbour baths as catalysts for urban development

The first swimming facility in the Copenhagen Harbour area opened in 1785 and throughout the 19th century several more were established.

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Tietgensgade District Cooling Plant

Gottlieb Paludan Architects has designed and planned a new district cooling plant and administration office for HOFOR, Greater Copenhagen’s largest utility company. The plant will be housed in Vestre Elektricitetsværk, a disused power station in Tietgensgade in central Copenhagen. One of the first power stations to be built in Copenhagen has been converted and extended […]

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LEAKman: Unique Danish partnership against global water losses

In the capital region of Denmark, they listen carefully to their water distribution networks. The country’s two largest water suppliers, HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) and Novafos, have transformed parts of their water distribution networks around Copenhagen into full-scale demonstration areas with state-of-the-art technology

R&D Project

EnergyLab Nordhavn: a living urban laboratory

Get an overview of the future smart energy solutions in Nordhavn smart living lab

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Wind energy – driving the global market

As the first country in the world, Denmark has decided to lead the transition and become entirely independent of fossil fuels by 2050. One element in reaching this target is to expand the share of renewable energy harnessed from wind, and this encompasses driving the development of an intelligent energy system capable of managing the intermittency of renewable energy.

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From Policy to Action – Implementation of the European Energy Union

When looking at the global climate challenges, the energy system is one of the biggest obstacles towards a carbon-free and net-zero future. The European Union has set ambitious objectives for an energy system, which integrates renewable energy and energy efficiency, as well as enabling a well-functioning energy market. These elements in combination can support a […]

September 17, 2019

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Better Energy and HOFOR join forces to green Copenhagen with solar energy

HOFOR – Greater Copenhagen Utility – has just invested in a large solar plant built by Danish Better Energy. The new agreement between Better Energy and HOFOR will help Copenhagen meet their target of becoming CO2 neutral by 2025.

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District Energy

District Energy holds a vast potential for energy efficiency in urban areas. This White Paper highlights the key elements for success in district heating and cooling. It covers aspects from regulation and planning, efficient production of thermal energy, to storage, distribution and end user solutions.

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Water for smart liveable cities

Good water management can make cities healthier places to live, resilient towards climate change and more sustainable overall. Without proper sanitation, sewerage and clean water supply, there is no liveable city. This white paper features lessons learned from different Danish stakeholders within urban water management. It is meant to serve as a tool for inspiration for creating innovative water solutions, which contribute to smarter and more liveable cities.

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Reducing urban water losses

25-50% of all distributed water globally is lost or never invoiced due to illegal connections, inaccurate billing systems, inaccurate metering, leakages, deteriorating infrastructure and wrong water pressure management etc. – or in short Non-Revenue Water (NRW). This white paper examines how water utilities can improve efficiency and meet future demand for water by reducing Non-Revenue Water.

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Nature Based Solutions

Good rainwater management can make cities healthier places to live, resilient towards climate change and more sustainable overall. Population growth and urbanisation, floodings as well as more frequent and longer periods of droughts all encourage an optimised use of rainwater in cities. Traditionally speaking, climate adaptation seeks to lower the risks posed by the consequences of climate […]

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Taking a large chunk out of Denmark’s CO2 emissions with CCS

The Danish government has set an ambitious reduction target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent by 2030. One technology that has been suggested that could help achieve substantial reductions is carbon capture and storage (CCS)